Legal Opinion

Arrott Steam Power Mills Co. v. Philadelphia Wood Heel Co.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided March 24, 1944No. 2181Published

1Opinion of the Court

Bok, P. J.,

This is a rule to open a judgment in ejectment entered by confession on a warrant of attorney contained in a lease. The matter was argued on petition and answer and depositions.

The first question to be considered relates to the standing of petitioners to attack the judgment in view of the following circumstances:

*464The lessee in the lease upon which the judgment was confessed herein is described as the “Philadelphia Wood Heel Co., a corporation”, and the lease purports to have been executed on behalf of such company by its secretary and treasurer. Therefore, the judgment in this case…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miller v. Belmont Packing & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Brock v. Real Estate-Land Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Estate of Edwin R. MackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Lessy v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Rome S. Amp S. Station v. FinchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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